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Accession Number:
ADA067275
Title:
A Clinico-Pathological and Immunoparasitological Study on Toxocariasis in Egypt.
Corporate Author:
AIN SHAMS UNIV CAIRO (EGYPT) FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Report Date:
1978-05-31
Abstract:
A survey for the detection of the incidence of T.canis and T.cati infection among stray dogs and cats has been performed in Cairo and Giza Governorates. Similarly Toxocariasis in man at Dakahleya Governorate, Siwa Oasis, Qena and Asswan Governorates were done together with the determination of the incidence of Toxocara infection in dogs in these areas. Moreover, Toxocara infection was studied in cases associated with clinical syndromes and also as being a cause of blindness in Egyptian children results interpreted on this light of the prevalence of infection in stray dogs and cats, the high chances of close contact with infected dogs and the heavy soiling by the ova present in the faeces from a dog with Toxocara, contamination of food of man and ingestion of embryonated ova liberating larvae which according to Sprent 1954 are liable to migrate anywhere in the body but specially to the lungs, liver, brain and by chance to the eyes and naturally evoking antibodies which can be detected by different serological tests. It can be concluded that the dog is a very important source for Toxocara infection of the human beings by the larval stages, next to follow the contamination soil with T.canis ova. Author
Descriptive Note:
Progress rept. no. 6 (Annual),
Pages:
0021
Contract Number:
N00014-75-C-1150
File Size:
8.34MB
